The UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center announced today that the UCSF Prostate Cancer Program is the recipient of the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) Specialized Programs of ...

Although rectal cancer is a life-threatening disease, it is highly curable in its early stages. Depending on the location and state of the cancer, surgery may be required. To avoid life-altering ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- A Bay Area research group is about to take on one of the most controversial questions in women's health -- how frequently should women be screened for breast cancer? This time ...

UCSF scientists caught cancer cells in the act of breaking into fat cells and releasing their fat. The energy heist seems to be critical for the growth of deadly breast cancer. When triple-negative ...

Even as cancer treatment becomes more advanced, more people are contending with the disease than ever before. Now, a landmark collaboration between the Stanford Cancer Institute and the UCSF Helen ...

At UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital at Mission Bay, an extraordinary meeting of super heroes took place where the sky was the limit. On Friday, specialists with the UC Space Health Program convened a ...

A pioneering study has found that an individualized approach to breast cancer screening that assesses patients’ risk, rather than annual mammograms, can lower the chance of more advanced cancers, ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Jenni Mork is painting a portrait of her new dog, which she shares with her neighbor. "I am making my first drawing of our new family relationship," said Mork, a breast cancer ...

MUHAS-ORCI-UCSF Cancer Collaboration has the following research output in the current window (1 October 2024 - 30 September 2025) of the Nature Index. Click on Count to view a list of articles ...

UCSF doctors said they’re hopeful the university’s deepening ties with Stanford University as part of a $200 million cancer-research hub can provide a model for other institutions tackling similarly ...

UCSF is proposing to build a cutting-edge proton-beam therapy center for cancer treatment on The City’s central waterfront in the heart of a brand-new neighborhood taking shape on the site of the ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- For 35 years, Alex Trebek has been at the helm of Jeopardy, hosting a record 8,000 episodes. On Wednesday, the television host announced that he is battling stage 4 pancreatic cancer.